Ukugwetjwa kwabarholi bakwa-Israyeli
1UMoya wangiphakamisa wangiletha ngesangweni elingepumalanga lethempeli lakaSomnini eliqale ngepumalanga. Qala, ebungenweni besango bekujame amadoda amatjhumi amabili namahlanu. Phakathi kwawo ngabona noJazaniya umsa ka-Azuri noPelathiyahu umsa kaBhenaya ebekuziinkhulu zabantu. 2UMoya wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, la ngiwo amadoda aphehla ubumbi nakeluleka ngekohlakalo ngedorobheneli 3begodu athi, ‘Isikhathi sokwakha izindlu sisesekude. Idorobheli liyimbiza, thina siyinyama!’
4“Ngalokho phorofida ngokujamelana namadoda lawo, iye, phorofida wena ndodana yomuntu.”
5UMoya kaSomnini wehlela phezu kwami, wathi kimi: “Yithi, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Nitjho njalo nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngitjho nalokho enikucabangako, mina ngiyakwazi. 6Ababuleweko benu nibandisile edorobheneli, iye, ababuleweko bagcwele iindledlana zalo.’ 7Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Ababuleweko benu enababeka phakathi kwalo, ngibo abayinyama! Idorobheli liyimbiza kodwana nina ngizonikhupha ngaphakathi kwalo. 8Isabula eniyesabako, kuyisabula engizoyiletha phezu kwenu. Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 9Ngizonikhupha ngaphakathi kwalo, ngininikele ezandleni zamaphandle bengehlisele iingwebo phakathi kwenu. 10Nizokuwa ngesabula, ngizanigweba ngemikhawulweni yakwa-Israyeli. Nje-ke nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini. 11Idorobho angeze libe yimbiza kini namkha nibe yinyama ngaphakathi kwayo. Ngizonigweba ngemikhawulweni yakwa-Israyeli. 12Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini. Iye azange nikhambe ngeemiso zami namkha nilandele imithethwami, kodwana nikhambe ngemithetho yabezizwe abanizombelezileko.”
13Kwathi ngisaphorofida njalo, uPelathiyahu umsa kaBhenaya wahlongakala. Nje-ke ngawa ngobuso ngarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu ngathi: “Awu Somnini, Somandla, ingabe uzokuphelisa imisalela yakwa-Israyeli na?”
14Nje-ke lizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 15“Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, iye, abafowenu bangendlini, ngitjho nendlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli, boke njalo kungilabo abahlali beJerusalema abathe ngabo, ‘Basukile, bakude noSomnini, nakungithi inarha le inikelwe thina njengelifa.’ 16Ngalokho yewuthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Nanyana ngibasuse ngabasa kude hlangana nezizwe godu nanyana ngibahlakazele eenarheni, nokho ngibe yindawo ecwengileko kibo kwesikhatjhana eenarheni abaye kizwezo.’ 17Yeke yewuthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Ngizonibutha hlangana nezizwe, nginikghuthe eenarheni lapha benihlakazelwe khona, ngininikele inarha yakwa-Israyeli.’ 18Kuzakuthi nabafika lapho basuse zoke iinyenyiso nazo zoke iinkghabhudlho kiyo. 19Ngizabapha ihliziyo eyodwa, iye, ngifake kibo ummoya omutjha. Ngizakukhupha ihliziyo yelitje phakathi kwabo bese ngibapha ihliziyo ethambileko 20ukuze bakhambe ngeemiso zami bebalonde imithethwami bayenze. Bazakuba babantu bami mina ngibe nguZimabo. 21Kodwana nakungilabo abaneenhliziyo ezilandelelana neenyenyiso neenkghabhudlho zabo, ngizobabetha ngeentonga zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
22Nje-ke amakerubhi aphakamisa iimpiko zawo kanye namavili angemaqadi kwawo khibe iphazimulo kaZimu ka-Israyeli beyiphezu kwawo. 23Iphazimulo kaSomnini yaphakama phakathi kwedorobho, yafese yajama phezu kwentaba engepumalanga yedorobho. 24UMoya wangiphakamisa wangiletha ebathunjweni ngenarheni yamaKasidi, ngisembonweni ngoMoya kaZimu. Nje-ke umbono ebe ngiwubonileko wenyuka wasuka kimi. 25Manje ngatjela abathunjwa zoke izinto uSomnini agade angibonise zona.
